A good story: Syrian immigrant in Madison WI reunited with his wife and child after Trump lawsuit

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Syrian immigrant in Madison reunited with his wife and child after Trump lawsuit

http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/28/syrian-immigrant-madison-reunited-his-wife-and-child-after-trump-lawsuit/101038398/


Jason Stein , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 3:21 p.m. CT April 28, 2017 | Updated 12 hours ago


MADISON - A Syrian man and asylum recipient was reunited with his family this week after prevailing in a legal case that took on President Donald Trump's immigration order.

The plaintiff, a Sunni Muslim man known as John Doe, saw his wife and young daughter for the first time Wednesday after more than three years of separation. The family is now safe in Wisconsin where they intend to live, his attorneys said.

The Syrian man didn't win a definitive ruling in his case, but instead got the immigration order temporarily blocked by a judge here before withdrawing the case Friday. That gave the plaintiff enough time to win asylum for his wife and 3-year-old child through the same process that he had completed earlier.

"In the face of two executive orders that sought to prevent innocent refugees and asylum seekers from seeking safety in the United States, the reunion of John Doe’s family is a victory, not just for our client and his wife and young daughter, but for the rule of law as well," said Vincent Levy, a partner at the Syrian's lead law firm of Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP................